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Suleymanova Leman Vagif qizi
Place of birth Balaken city, Republic of Azerbaijan
Date of birth 1977
Education Baku State University
Scientific degree Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Philology
Title Associate Professor
Topic of  PhD thesis:

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5719.01

Folkloristics

Sheki Folklore Environment
Total number of printed scientific publications:

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113

 

20

 

4
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Basic scientific achievements

Study of regional folklore and its main characteristics;

Systematic collection and research of the dambura musical instrument and hayla creativity for the first time;

Study of the poetic form of bayati, its variations, context, and functions;

Investigation of khoyrat, an active genre of Iraqi-Turkmen folklore
Names of scientific works

Sheki Folklore Environment. Baku: Elm və Təhsil, 2012, 248 pp.

Karabakh: Folklore as History (Folklore Samples Collected from Jabrayil, Kalbajar, and Tartar Districts). Vol. VI. Compiled and edited by PhD in Philology, Associate Prof. Leman Vagif qizi Suleymanova. Baku: Zardabi LTD, 2013, 468 pp.

Karabakh: Folklore as History (Folklore Samples Collected from Khojavend District). Vol. VII. Compiled and edited by PhD in Philology, Associate Prof. Leman Vagif qizi Suleymanova. Baku: Zardabi LTD, 2014, 444 pp.

Sheki Folklore Samples. Vol. II. Compiled and edited by PhD in Philology, Associate Prof. Leman Vagif qizi Suleymanova. Baku: Elm və Təhsil, 2014, 408 pp.

Sheki Folklore Samples. Vol. III. Compiled and edited by PhD in Philology, Associate Prof. Leman Vagif qizi Suleymanova. Baku: Elm və Təhsil, 2016, 364 pp.

Azerbaijani Bayatis. Compiled and with foreword by PhD in Philology, Associate Prof. Leman Vagif qizi Suleymanova. Baku: Sharq-Garb, 2017, 316 pp.

Dambura Performance and Hayla Creativity. Baku: Elm və Təhsil, 2020, 264 pp.

Sharur Folklore Samples. Vol. II (Samples Collected from Havuş Village Residents). Compiled and edited by PhD in Philology, Associate Prof. Leman Vagif qizi Suleymanova. Baku: Elm və Təhsil, 2023, 304 pp.

Western Azerbaijan Folklore Samples. Vol. I. Compilers: PhD in Philology, Associate Prof. Leman Vagif qizi Suleymanova and Mahsati Suleymanova. Edited and with foreword by PhD in Philology, Associate Prof. Leman Vagif qizi Suleymanova. Baku: Elm və Təhsil, 2023, 400 pp.

Naftalan Folklore Samples. Vol. I. Compiled and edited by PhD in Philology, Associate Prof. Leman Vagif qizi Suleymanova. Baku: Elm və Təhsil, 2024, 294 pp.

Western Azerbaijan Folklore Samples. Vol. IV. Compilers: PhD in Philology, Associate Prof. Hikmet Quliyev, PhD in Philology, Associate Prof. Səfa Qarayev, and Leman Vagif qizi Suleymanova. Edited and with foreword by PhD in Philology, Associate Prof. Leman Vagif qizi Suleymanova. Baku: Elm və Təhsil, 2025, 416 pp.

Repertoire of Master Storytellers. Vol. III. Compiled and with foreword by PhD in Philology, Associate Prof. Leman Vagif qizi Suleymanova. Baku: Elm və Təhsil, 2025, 374 pp.

The Image of Nala in Folklore Texts Collected in Sheki (Compared with Images from Other Regions). // Culture of the Peoples of Primorye. Crimean Scientific Center, “Crimea”, 2011, No. 199, pp. 65-67.

Dambura and Its Relationship with the Saz. // Doğan Kaya Festschrift. 70th Birthday Tribute. Vol. II. Istanbul: Step Ajans Matbaacılık, 2021, pp. 1195-1209.

Mourning Assemblies and Elegies in Azerbaijan. // International Turkish Culture and Art Symposium, October 29–30, 2020, Etimesgut, Ankara. Proceedings Book. Ankara Ofset Basım Matbaacılık San. Ve Tic. Ltd. Şti., September 2021, pp. 559-573.

The Relationship of Mani with Music and Performance. // II International Conference on the Common Heritage of the Turkic World, Çankırı Karatekin University, Turkey, October 29–31, 2023, pp. 389-394.

Characteristics and Functions of the Azerbaijani National Musical Instrument Tanbur. // Turkish World Folklore. Vol. I. Ankara: Bengü Publications, 2024, pp. 536-561.

Mani in Azerbaijani Ashiq Poetry. // Folklor Akademi Journal, Vol. 7, No. 1, March 25, 2024, pp. 283-293.

Counting Words in South Azerbaijani Folklore. // International Journal of Turkish Dialect Studies (TÜRKLAD), Vol. 8, No. 1, 2024, pp. 35-45.

Hoyrats and Manis. // Journal of Kutbilim and Social Sciences, Vol. 4, No. 1, 2024, pp. 1-12.

Variation in Authored Hoyrats. // Comparative Literature Journal, Vol. 2, No. 1, 2024, pp. 28-40.

Hoyrat Competitions. // 8th International Symposium on the World of Turks, Social Sciences, Kazakhstan, 2024, pp. 946-964.
Membership with international and foreign scientific organizations She is a member of the Editorial/Advisory Board of the journal “Erciyes Akademi”, which is indexed in the Dergipark system.
Pedagogical activity Between 2008 and 2011, alongside her scientific work, she was also engaged in teaching activities – delivering lectures and conducting seminars at the undergraduate and graduate levels at the Azerbaijan Teachers’ Institute, Azerbaijan University of Languages, Azerbaijan Tourism Institute, and Baku Eurasian University.
Other activities She has given interviews for various television channels, radio stations, newspapers, and websites in Azerbaijan. Between 2006 and 2012, she was one of the literary staff members of the scientific-literary compilation “Dədə Qorqud”, published under the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (ANAS) Folklore Institute. She organized the scientific conference “Dədə Qorqud Day”, held on April 9, 2007, by the Department of Qorqud Studies of the ANAS Folklore Institute. Within the framework of the National ICT Strategy Project, she participated as a linguist-expert in the development of a software system for checking Azerbaijani orthography (Spell Check). From 2011 to 2014, she headed the “Folklore of Small Peoples” section, and from 2021 to 2024, the “Education” department. She is also a member of the Scientific Seminar of the Dissertation Council FD.01.201, which evaluates dissertations submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Folkloristics, specialty 5719.01, at the ANAS Folklore Institute.
Awards and prizes The two-volume compilation ‘Karabakh: Folklore as History,’ of which I was the compiler, editor, and author of the foreword, was awarded the title of ‘Best Book of the Year’ by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.
Main place of work and its address Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, Institute of Folklore, AZ1000, 8th Kiçik Qala Lane, 31, Icherisheher, Baku, Azerbaijan
Position Senior Researcher
Office phone (+994 12) 4929248
Mobile (+994 50) 4746614
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Fax (+994 12) 4981621
E-mail leman.suleymanova.2018@mail.ru

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